Patents by Inventor Ronald William Kipp

Ronald William Kipp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Monitoring system for detecting axial and radial movement of a rotating body independent of rotational position
    Patent number: 6107794
    Abstract: A system for sensing a position of a body rotating about an axis, the system including at least one inductive sensor positioned in proximity to the body, each of the at least one inductive sensor providing an output; material forming part of the body for effecting a variation in the output of the at least one inductive sensor as a function of axial movement of the body relative to the axis; circuitry for analyzing the output of the at least one inductive sensor to produce a system output indicative of the axial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignees: Crane Co., Kingsbury, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald William Kipp, Steven Anthony Marinelli, Paul Eugene Vaughn, Wayne Alan Fearn
  • Monitoring system for detecting axial and radial movement of a rotating body independent of rotational position
    Patent number: 5696444
    Abstract: A system for sensing an axial and radial position of a body rotating about an axis independent of the rotational position of the body. The system includes at least one inductive sensor positioned in proximity to the body. A material forming part of the body effects a variation in the output of the inductive sensor as a function of axial and/or radial movement of the body relative to the axis. Output circuitry analyzes the output of the inductive sensor to produce a system output indicative of the axial and/or radial movement independent of the rotational position of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignees: Crane Co., Kingsbury, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald William Kipp, Steven Anthony Marinelli, Paul Eugene Vaughn, Wayne Alan Fearn